{"id":50799,"date":"2014-04-18T05:08:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T10:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=50799"},"modified":"2014-04-18T05:08:22","modified_gmt":"2014-04-18T10:08:22","slug":"ymca-kicks-off-annual-board-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2014\/04\/18\/ymca-kicks-off-annual-board-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA kicks off Annual Board Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

YMCA of Van Wert County information<\/i><\/p>\n

The YMCA recently kicked off its 2014 Annual Board Campaign. The YMCA volunteer board of directors has set an annual board campaign goal of $40,000. Cooper Farms has kicked off the campaign with a donation of $2,000.\u00a0 The YMCA\u2019s financial aid program has not changed over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we have remained focused on our mission to help the at-risk children and families in our community, our need for support continues to grow as we have added several groups to the growing list of people who receive low or no cost memberships\u201d stated Shad Foster, 2014 campaign co-chair.<\/p>\n

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Hugh Kocab, Rob Gamble and Dr. Shad Foster accept a check for $2,000 from Kacy Wagner of Cooper Farms to kick off the 2014 Annual Board Campaign. (YMCA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The YMCA now provides free memberships for all disabled vets and their families, free fitness classes for low income seniors at Homestead Village, free fitness classes at the Council on Aging, no cost memberships for families of deployed soldiers, free access for military on leave, free access to all delayed entry servicemen and their recruiters and financial assistance to Thomas Edison adults who participate in the MRSI program.<\/p>\n

Money raised through the Annual Board Campaign will provide low-income individuals, families, at-risk children and all those listed above the opportunity to utilize the YMCA facilities to improve mind, spirit and body. The YMCA\u2019s largest group of financial aid recipients is needy and at-risk children. For these children, the YMCA has become not only a place to come and socialize with their peers, but also for many it has become a place for healthy adult supervision and encouragement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of the YMCA mission, we attempt to reach as many needy individuals in our community as possible\u201d stated Rob Gamble, 2014 campaign co-chair.<\/p>\n

Financial assistance is made possible by this campaign and partial funding by United Way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board of directors and YMCA staff are committed to continuing the legacy of one of the oldest not-for-profits in Van Wert County,\u201d said YMCA Executive Director Hugh Kocab. \u201cDuring the 2013 Annual Board Campaign, YMCA board members and staff donated over $8,500.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those interested in supporting the YMCA can donate now at www.vwymca.org<\/a> or contact Heather at heather@vwymca.org<\/a> or Kristin at kristin@vwymca.org<\/a>. Those interested in donating to the campaign can contact any board member, Y staff, visit the YMCA online at www.vwymca.org<\/a> or call 419.238.0443.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

YMCA of Van Wert County information The YMCA recently kicked off its 2014 Annual Board Campaign. The YMCA volunteer board of directors has set an annual board campaign goal of $40,000. Cooper Farms has kicked off the campaign with a donation of $2,000.\u00a0 The YMCA\u2019s financial aid program has not changed over the years. \u201cWhile […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 09:55:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50799\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}